Re: Thank you Microsoft!
From: Marc Butenko (mbutenko_at_state.mt.us)
Date: 04/19/04
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:21:21 -0600
Actually, all of the .NET compilers (C#, VB.NET and C++) have always been
free. They are all part of the .NET Framework SDK, which has always been a
free download from Microsoft.
Marc Butenko
mbutenko@bresnan.net
"Mike Cox" <mikecoxlinux@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Microsoft is an incredible organization. It turns on a dime! Truely,
> you guys understand the market place with incredible insight. No
> wonder you are the leading software vendor in the world.
>
> The reason I'm saying this is that a month or so ago, I was
> complaining that VS.NET had lost its cost competitive advantage to
> Linux. Linux was just cheaper. This is no more thanks to the
> brilliant folks at MS who've decided to rightly make the compilers
> free, and if the user wants, pay for the best IDE in the world!
>
> Within a month of informing them, Microsoft made the compilers free,
> thereby negating any advantage that Linux holds. VS.NET compilers are
> really standards compliant. And if one values increased productivity,
> one can purchase the world class IDE. There is no comparable IDE in
> the Linux world, even if some of the Linux compilers are competitive.
> Now that Microsoft has elimiated the only excuse to develop on Linux,
> any IT person can now make a great argument against Linux!
>
> I must say I have never seen such a large organization be so nimble
> and insightful. You respond quickly to the market, which is a great to
> Microsoft supporters because you out-flank the linux guys in terms of
> the speed of your competitivenes. Linux supporters are still saying
> "linux is ready for the desktop" while not responding the the
> legitimate criticizims of why it is not. In that respect, it is
> better for an organiziation to go with Microsoft because Microsoft
> listens to the market instead of making excuses like linux does with
> its flaws.
>
> For those of you who want to download the compilers, here it is. I
> posted it to cola to help any confused IT people seperate fact from
> fiction so they know that Microsoft is competitive. And they can
> download the compilers and use them on their favorite platform,
> Windows.
>
> Here is the link:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/
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